Translation Tuesdays: Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry, edited by Karen Van Dyck @ nyjb
Bad economics makes for good poetry.
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Chien Lunatique by Christopher Bernard
“And now, the continuing stoooory of a quack who’s gone to the dogs,” – Veterinarian’s Hospital sketch from The Muppet Show “They won’t last a year!” – Rod La Rocque about “the talkies”… Continue reading
The Attraction of Things, by Roger Lewinter @NYJB
“Roger Lewinter casts an exacting eye upon himself, creating in prose a self-portrait worthy of Rembrandt.”
An Interview with John Sibley Williams
The Driftless Area Review interviews acclaimed poet John Sibley Williams.
Buck Studies by Douglas Kearney @ NYJB
“Buck Studies” is “a potent cocktail of political anger and radical formal experimentation.”
Scriptorium: Poems, by Melissa Range @ NYJB
“Scriptorium” is a rare and beautiful collection of poetry.
The Art of Reviewing: Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays, by Cynthia Ozick
Like Updike, Anthony Burgess, and Vladimir Nabokov, Cynthia Ozick writes reviews with lush prose, each essay a stimulant to those seeking the beautiful interplay of ideas, language, and strong opinions.
Critical Appraisals: Disinheritance: Poems, by John Sibley Williams
“Disinheritance” is John Sibley Williams’s rumination on death and grief.
IRL by Tommy Pico @NYJB
Whipsawing between passages of erotic ecstasy and suicidal despair, “IRL” by Tommy “Teebs” Pico reveals itself as a monument of self-lacerating beauty.
Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn, by Daniel Gordis @ NYJB
“For those interested in an introductory volume about the Jewish people and Israeli history, this book is highly recommended.”